9 Elm Close, Bassett Avenue, Southampton, SO16 7DT

9 Elm Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO16 7DT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 15.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.